Omnicom buys IPG: John Wren, chairman and CEO of Omnicom Group (left), and Philippe Krakowsky, CEO of IPG.Omnicom has closed its acquisition of rival Interpublic Group (IPG), the company confirmed in a stock market filing on Wednesday evening (26 November).
The final purchase price for IPG was $9bn (£6.8bn) in the all-stock deal, based on Omnicom’s share price of $71.50 after the market closed.
The deal creates a company with revenues of $18bn so far this year, compared to closest rival Publicis Group with $12bn, based on results for the first nine months of 2025.
Omnicom said the company would have “combined revenue in excess of $25bn” per year.
The completion of the acquisition follows the EU giving the green light on Monday, the final regulatory hurdle.
The deal was first announced
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